Kherson

It's the first city that's fallen since Russian forces invaded a little over a week ago. But they seem to be stalled north of the capital Kyiv, ...

But they seem to be stalled north of the capital Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces and volunteers are resisting. Also, the Russians are pushing into other towns and cities in the southern part of the country and could head into the Donbas region. But they seem to be stalled north of the capital Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces and volunteers are resisting. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. And they moved up to the city of Kherson, a city of some 300,000 just north of Crimea. And yesterday, the Pentagon was saying the city was still being contested. And here we are a week into the invasion. And people I talked with in the Pentagon and elsewhere say this could only get more intense as the days go on, a much more aggressive missile and artillery fire from the Russians. We're already seeing that in Kyiv, but also in a city to the northeast of the capital, Kharkiv. Early on, the Russians were targeting military locations, so barracks, fuel and ammunition depots, airfields, for example. And the Russians are forced to stay on the roads. Russian forces have captured the southern port city of Kherson in Ukraine. It's the first city that's fallen since Russian forces invaded a little over a week ago. Now with the seizure of that city, Russian forces could either move north toward Kyiv or, perhaps, west toward Odesa on the coast. But they seem to be stalled north of the capital, Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces and volunteers are fiercely resisting. But now Ukrainian forces and civilians are putting up a stubborn fight right now.

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“Our air defences worked,” he said. They will have no food. I just asked [them] not to shoot people.” “They will have no peace here. Kherson is a big gain for [the Russians]. It’s taken them a while but they are here now.” Kherson’s mayor, Ihor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post early on Thursday that Russian troops were in control of the city hall and that residents should obey a curfew imposed by what he called the “armed visitors”.

Russia's defense ministry said it had captured Kherson on Wednesday but an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy responded that Ukrainian forces ...

"There were armed visitors in the city executive committee today," he said in a statement. "More is at stake even than the conflict in Ukraine itself. An explosion also rocked the Kyiv railway station where thousands of women and children were being evacuated. Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhayev said late on Wednesday that Russian troops were in the streets and had entered the council building. Reuters was unable to verify the casualties. "These plans had taken years to write - they are mean, with hatred for our country, for our people."

The mayor of Kherson says Russian troops have taken over the city's council building and imposed a curfew on people living there. He has urged occupying ...

"The Russian soldiers are all over the city," she told Sky News. "A lot of houses are burnt. "We are occupied and encircled by Russian soldiers." "We don't have any Ukrainian forces in the city, only civilians and people here who want to live." We hear a lot of explosions, especially at night and early in the morning. late at night and early in the morning". the military situation remains unclear".

Ukrainian citizens and Russian soldiers in the occupied city of Kherson are “getting used to each other” but concern is growing about food shortages, ...

“It looks like people are getting used to each other and getting used to the situation.” “Then it was only my tragedy but now when it’s all people it’s more scary,” she said. “Now we have fighting and all these explosions only on the outskirts of the city.” “It’s a matter of luck,” Jimmy said. “Definitely the food is scarce right now,” he said. “One queue to the ATM looks very desperate and the other is just cheerful and nice and everyone’s smiling.”